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- Dictionaryat·las/ˈatləs/
noun
- 1. a book of maps or charts: "a road atlas"
- 2. the topmost vertebra of the backbone, articulating with the occipital bone of the skull.
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atlas. noun. at· las ˈat-ləs. 1. capitalized : a Titan who for his part in the Titans' revolt against the gods is forced by Zeus to support the heavens on his shoulders. 2. capitalized : one who bears a heavy burden. 3. a. : a bound collection of maps often including illustrations, informative tables, or textual matter. b.
a book containing maps showing where particular things are made, found, etc.: a wine atlas. an atlas of British plants. Fewer examples. For those of you who don't have an atlas to hand, Newcastle is a city in the northeaeast of England. Are you through with that atlas? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. atlas noun (BONE IN NECK)
An “Atlas” or “atlas” is an incredibly strong person or one who carries an enormous burden. Since the sixteenth century, pictures of Atlas and his burden have been used as decorations on maps.
An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a continent or region of Earth. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today, many atlases are in multimedia formats.
1. A book or bound collection of maps, sometimes with supplementary illustrations and graphic analyses. 2. A volume of tables, charts, or plates that systematically illustrates a particular subject: an anatomical atlas. 3. A large size of drawing paper, measuring 26 × 33 or 26 × 34 inches.
Atlases are usually large, oversized books that contain maps, diagrams, and information such as population figures. Traditionally, atlas refers specifically to a bound book of maps rather than to a folding map, a globe, or an online database. Definitions of atlas. noun. a collection of maps in book form. synonyms: book of maps, map collection.
Atlas definition: A book or bound collection of maps, sometimes with supplementary illustrations and graphic analyses. Dictionary Thesaurus
atlas in British English. (ˈætləs ) noun. 1. a collection of maps, usually in book form. 2. a book of charts, graphs, etc, illustrating aspects of a subject. an anatomical atlas. 3. anatomy.
Definition of atlas noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈætləs / us. Add to word list. a book of maps: a road atlas. a world atlas. (Definition of atlas from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
